Appwrite VS LocalStack

Security Scans in the CI pipeline using GitLeaks

Hacktoberfest is a month long celebration during October each year. 2023 is the ten year anniversary of the event and I'm excited that something like this still runs. Hacktoberfest is spearheaded by Digital Ocean. This year, ILLA and Appwrite have joined as the presenting partners.

Appwrite (REST, GraphQL)

We truly believe that every application is unique in its own way, and Appwrite Functions are a way to express that. We put extra effort into making sure Functions can do anything, but there is always room for improvement. Since Appwrite 1.3, we noticed a lot of community projects such as Appwrite Funcover or Appwrite Functions Proxy, and many GitHub feature requests like Global Environment Variables, Private Package in Functions, or Function with Typescript. All of that was a foundation for what we introduced in Appwrite 1.4.

When testing our application, we might notice an error screen complaining about a missing URL. It’s an open issue that should be resolved soon.

If you're trying Appwrite for the first time, Appwrite is an open-source Backend-as-a-Service platform that provides you with pre-built APIs for fundamental services such as databases, storage, authentication, cloud functions, etc., that you need to build any application you'd like. You can either self-host Appwrite using Docker, or sign up for our managed service, Appwrite Cloud.

Last week, Appwrite launched its .NET SDK in Beta to support C# and .NET in building server-side apps more efficiently and productively. The announcement had me very excited because .NET and C# are among my absolute favourite technologies!

I take the time to explain everything from project setup in Appwrite Cloud, Building the User Interface using Ionic Framework Vue Components, and finally deploying the application using Ionic Capacitor on not only IOS but Android devices.

Appwrite is a powerful open-source backend platform that enables you to create secured and scalable (web and mobile) applications. With Appwrite, you don't need to worry about the backend resources of your application because with Appwrite, you - "Build Fast. Scale Big. All in One Place."

In this article, we will look at how to build a simple message board web app with Next.js and AppWrite. In the end, we’ll have a working web app where users can authenticate, post their messages and read the messages of others. I worked with developers on my team to put this guide together. We think this is a good context for learning how to better use these tools and to build something useful along the way.

LocalStack Website

O Localstack: https://localstack.cloud/, é um recurso que possibilita simular diversos recursos AWS (dynamoDB, s3, iam, cognito, ses), dentro da sua máquina, utilizando o docker.

All of the above are great, but a bit limited for running things locally. LocalStack is better (though some features are paid). Try to use your IaC tool's capabilities, but if you hit a wall, definitely give LocalStack a shot.

Using local emulators like sam local, serverless-offline, localstack, etc.

For these reasons, I believe most developer environments should prioritize developer experience over fidelity. Tools like Containerized development environments and cloud emulators can strike the right balance and there’s no surprise that we see increased activity around devcontainers, and similar solutions.

s3 bucket that runs in docker using LocalStack

Check out localstack. It emulates AWS services on your computer for testing.

You, my friend, have encountered your first LocalStack aficionados in the wild: https://github.com/localstack/localstack